Year Book 2005-2014 (2 CDs)

Product Description

Compilation album of Ryuichi Sakamoto's unreleased songs written in the past ten years between 2005 and 2014. These tracks are unavailable on any other album.CD11. Cantus Omnibus Unus(Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto / Words: Japan Choral Association)Theme song of the 7th World Chorus Symposium 'Choral Highlights 2005' (2005)

2. MoscowWritten for the film 'Moscow' by Mai Hofstad Gunnes who is a Norwegian film producer living in Berlin (2006)

5. Nokiartek-pf10Written for Nokia (mobile phone maker) and Artek (Scandinavian furniture maker) who collaborated together for the international furniture showcase 'The Salone di Mobile' held in Milan in Italy (2006)

6. VisionaireWritten for a CD that came with the art magazine 'Visionarie' which was started in 1991 in New York (2006)

CD21. 2099Written by German artist and Sakamoto's friend Carsten Nicholai aka Alva Noto for the art project 'Messages for 2099' created by Nicholai and another German artist Kei Grein (2006)

2. Kewpie3-bSong for the TV advert of Kewpie Mayonaise, Central Park version (2007)

3. GhostsComposed for somone who remains anonymous (2008)

4. RopaMusic produced, composed and performed by Christian Fennesz + Ryuichi Sakamoto, written during their collaboration (2008)

5. BambooshootsComposed for the American online film site 'Boing Boing TV' originally an indie magazine published in 1988, to celebrate 150 films online (2009)

6. FM40 Radio DaysWritten for NHK FM radio 'Radio Days' for their anniversary jingle to celebrate their 40th year on air since 1969 (2009)

15. Astronaut AnthemRyuichi Sakamoto RemixOriginal by Meredith MonkSakamoto remixes one of Meredith Monk's song for his remix album 'Monk Mix : Remixes & Interpretations of Music by Meredith Monk'

16. AUDI 2011Written for Audi A7 (2011)

17. QMSMASOriginal by Soutaisei RironRemix by Ryuichi SakamotoSakamoto remixed the song 'Miss Paralell World' from the album of 'Syncronisiteen' by Soutaisei Riron and released in 2010. It was included on the album 'Tadashii Soutaisei Riron'(2011) as 'Qmsmas'.

18. BluPerformed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Tokyo Philharmonic OrchestraWritten for the 50th anniversary project of the men's suit tailor 'Yofuku no Aoyama'. Theme song of the project. (2014)

19. Roly-poly 1 - Dangomushi no Tanjo

20. Roly-poly 2 - Dangomushi no Dappi

21. Roly-poly 3 - Shinda Dangomushi

22. Roly-poly 4 - Ame no Naka de Sodatsu

23. Roly-poly 5 - Inochi no JunkanSoundtrack for the documentary about the life of wood lice from NHK's educational site. (2014)

24. Whitescape#2Written for the web site of 'Sapporo International Art Festival 2014' which was held in Sapporo from July to September in 2014. Sakamoto was invited as guest director. (2014)

All music is produced, composed, and performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto unless otherwise noted.